One of the leading mezzos of our day in a Schubert recital which offers seventy minutes of pure pleasure. The twenty-one songs recorded here are among Schubert’s finest, from Erlkönig (written in the composer’s annus mirabilis of 1815) to Leise flehen (which dates from his final summer).
‘Songs such as ‘An Silvia’ and ‘Der Musensohn’ can seem a bit twee in certain performances; with Coote, that’s not possible, with her use of colour giving the songs an emotional narrative. She doesn’t ...
BBC Music Magazine
«C’est un très beau et généreux florilège du lied schubertien que nous offrent ici l’excellente mezzo Alice Coote et son non moins excellent compatriote et partenaire (on n’ose utiliser ici le terme d ...
BBC Music Magazine«C’est un très beau et généreux florilège du lied schubertien que nous offrent ici l’excellente mezzo Alice Coote et son non moins excellent compatriote et partenaire (on n’ose utiliser ici le terme d ...